Photo: Leifrogers · CC BY-SA 3.0Plainfield’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
In Plainfield, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Plainfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Plainfield’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 373 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Plainfield’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 25% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,046 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
18 elementary schools, then seven middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Plainfield’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Plainfield, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Plainfield
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Grades PK · 757 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Plainfield’s public schools are run by Plainfield School District 202, which also serves Bolingbrook, Na-Au-Say, Plainfield and Wheatland. Parts of Plainfield (20% of its land) are served by Oswego Community Unit School District 308 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Plainfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Plainfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Plainfield | B+ | Plainfield School District 202 |
| Joliet | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Bolingbrook | B+ | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Naperville | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 |
Every school in Plainfield
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Plainfield’s schools
Are Plainfield’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Plainfield children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Plainfield in?
Plainfield School District 202, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,556 students in 30 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Plainfield are served by Oswego Community Unit School District 308.
Where do Plainfield kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Plainfield North High School, Plainfield South High School, Plainfield East High School and Plainfield High School.
What is Plainfield’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Plainfield School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Plainfield spend per student?
$17,046 in Plainfield School District 202 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Plainfield families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.